Weekly Comic Bunch

was a Japanese manga anthology marketed to a ''seinen'' audience that was edited by Coamix and published weekly by Shinchosha from 2001 to 2010 and became monthly from 2011 to 2024. The collected editions of their titles were published under the ''Bunch Comics'' imprint.

History

In 2000, Nobuhiko Horie, former editor-in-chief of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', along with former ''Jump'' authors who worked under Horie such as Tetsuo Hara and Tsukasa Hojo, founded the manga editing company Coamix, with Shinchōsha acting as their business partner. The premiere issue of Coamix's ''Comic Bunch'' was published on May 15, 2001 (but dated May 29 on the cover). Prior to the publication of the actual first issue, Coamix released a free preview issue featuring illustrations and interviews with various artists. The magazine was originally published on Tuesday, but was changed to Friday from 2002 and onward.

In 2010, Shinchosha ceased publication of ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' with its September 10 issue (published on August 27). On the day of the final issue's publication, Shinchosha relaunched the official ''Comic Bunch'' website, announcing their plans to revive the magazine as a monthly publication titled ''Monthly Comic Bunch'' which later began publication on January 21, 2011. Coamix began publishing an unrelated manga anthology titled '' Monthly Comic Zenon'', which debuted on October 25, 2010.

In March 2024, ''Monthly Comic Bunch'' ceased physical publication and was rebranded into the newly formed ''Comic Bunch Kai'' web magazine which will launch on April 26.

List of works

Weekly Comic Bunch (2001–2010)

* '' Angel Heart'' by Tsukasa Hojo (2001–2010)
* '' Gau Gau Wāta'' by Umekawa Kazumi (2001–2004, continued in '' Comic Rex'')
* '' Nemuri Kyoshirō'' by Yoshihiro Yanagawa (2001–2003)
* '' Fist of the Blue Sky'' by Tetsuo Hara (2001–2010)
* ''Tsūkai!! My Home'' by Satoshi Ikezawa (2001)
* '' Brave Story'' by Yoichiro Ono (2003–2008)
* ''Concierge'' by Hideyuki Ishizeki (2003–2010)
* '' The President of Japan: Sakurazaka Mantarō'' by Yoshiki Hidaka (2003–2006)
* '' Akihabara@Deep'' by Makoto Akane (2005–2007)
* '' Shin Violence Jack'' by Go Nagai (2005–2008)
* ''Attack'' by Tsukasa Oshima (2006–2010)
* 51 Ways to Save Her by Usamaru Furuya (2006–2007)
* ''Gu-Ra-Me! - Daisaishō no Ryōrinin'' written by Mitsuru Nishimura and drawn by Mitsuru Ohsaki (2006–2010)
* ''My Girl'' by Mizu Sahara (2006–2010)
* '' Ten no Haō - Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden'' by Yowkow Osada (2006–2007)
* ''Shirogane no Seija - Hokuto no Ken Toki Gaiden'' by Yuka Nagate (2007–2008)
* ''Sōkoku no Garō - Hokuto no Ken Rei Gaiden'' by Yasuyuki Nekoi (2007–2009)
* '' Btooom!'' by Jun'ya Inoue (2009–2018)
* ''Gokuaku no Hana - Hokuto no Ken Jagi Gaiden'' by Sin-ichi Hiromoto (2009)
* ''Miquiztli II - Taiyō no Shinigami'' by Kōji Maki (2009–2010)
* '' No Longer Human'' by Usamaru Furuya (2009–2010)
* ''Hōkō no Kumo - Hokuto no Ken Jūza Gaiden'' by Missile Kakurai (2010)

Monthly Comic Bunch (2011–2024)

* '' Gunka no Baltzar'' (2011–2022) (transferred to Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'')
* '' Papa and Daddy's Home Cooking'' (2014–2020)
* '' Artiste'' (2016–2024)
* ''Lunatic Circus'' by Usamaru Furuya (2020–2024) (transferred to ''Comic Bunch Kai'')
* ''Tosho Lin Kai'' by Usamaru Furuya (2021–2022)
* '' Dinosaur Sanctuary'' by Itaru Kinoshita (2021–2024) (transferred to ''Comic Bunch Kai'')
* '' Moeyo Ken'' by Ryōtarō Shiba, Emeru Komatsu and Yoshiki Kanata (2021–2024) (transferred to ''Comic Bunch Kai'')

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2001 establishments in Japan
Weekly manga magazines published in Japan
Magazines established in 2001
Seinen manga magazines
Shinchosha magazines
Magazines published in Tokyo

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